Ah, you're taking GCSE Japanese? ^^I took it last year and got an A*, however I didn't take the oral exam as there was an option to either take it or not. Has the specification changed so it's compulsory now or have you chosen to taken it?If you need any help in preparing for any part of the exam, you can ask me about it.

Thank you very much, and yes it is now compulsory and makes up for 25% of the final mark. The other 75% from reading, writing and listening, each also 25%. According to mock exams I should at least achieve an A, unless the tests get dramatically harder. Not surprisingly the oral exam is hardest, well for me anyway.

Can I just check if I understand the Kanji reading and meanings properly.

zeropathic wrote:Thank you very much, and yes it is now compulsory and makes up for 25% of the final mark. The other 75% from reading, writing and listening, each also 25%.

It's not actually compulsory at the moment. There are two options for schools/colleges to choose from, Japanese A is reading, writing, listening and speaking where each part is 25% and Japanese B is reading, writing and listening where each part is 33%.